# First German Railway (1835)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1835-first-german-railway
Location: Nuremberg
Categories: main-event

On 7 December 1835 the first German railway opened between Nuremberg and Fürth, pulled by the locomotive Adler. The railway network expanded rapidly. Railways drove industrialisation.

## Why it matters
It launched Germany's industrial revolution.

Ruler at the time: [Frederick William III](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-william-iii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Bavarian Ludwig Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_Ludwig_Railway)
- [Wikipedia – Adler (locomotive)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adler_(locomotive))